The advent of easy-to-use GIS applications has allowed crime mapping and analysis to flourish within law enforcement agencies. Software, training and resources are easily available to those interest in this use of GIS.

Carolinas Institute for Community Policing
Organization focused on promoting community policing, with GIS mapping as its specialty. Find resources such as training, software and case studies from this web site.

Crime Analysis and Mapping Program
The Crime Mapping and Analysis Program (CMAP) provides technical assistance and training to state and local agencies in crime and intelligence analysis and geographic information systems. Find information on training classes.

Crime Mapping: GIS Goes Mainstream
While GIS is still a firm member of the “What is that?” club, it is making a solid foray into the mainstream. This now defunct crime-fighting CBS series “The District” introduced GIS to primetime and the concept of COMSTAT.

Curiosity Quest
Curiosity Quest trains law enforcement personnel in the art and science of crime mapping and analysis. Curiosity Quest also offers a variety of tools and resources for incorporating Mapping into police vehicles.

ESRI GIS in Law Enforcement
ESRI page focusing on the use of GIS in law enforcement. Find information on how to use GIS in many areas of crime analysis and law enforcement. Links to case studies.

Geoprofiling
Get introduced to this intelligent method of locating serial criminals using geography.

A Guidebook for Measuring Crime in Public Housing with GIS
Downloadable Microsoft Word Document from Housing and Urban Development’s (HUD) Office on using GIS for crime analysis.

National Institute of Justice’s MAPS ProgramResource intensive site from NIJ containing information about crime analysis. Of interest is a PDF paper on “Understanding Hot Spots”. Visitors can also join the CimeMap Listserv.

Police Foundation
This organization works to advance the understanding of computer mapping, to pioneer new applications in mapping, and to assist law enforcement agencies seeking to incorporate mapping/GIS into their operations.

Social Science Computer Review
The May 2007 issues (Volume 25, Number 2) of the journal Social Science Computer Review is focused on crime mapping. Journal topics range from software reviews such as a review of CrimeStat III to articles on spatial and statistical analysis in crime mapping.

Spatial Analysis of Crime Using GIS-Based Data
Dissertation outlining specifications for utilizing data and data analysis tools such as GIS for aiding Community Oriented Policing in crime reduction.

Suggest a resource by emailing editor@gislounge.com